Genesis
Genesis 19:7
7“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| my brothers | אַחַ֖י | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| he pleaded | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| don’t | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| do such a wicked thing | תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ | tā·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.